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tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)
78. Did anyone ever consider
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 01:50 PM
Feb 2020

We need this kind of enthusiasm to win the election? Just asking.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
Not trying to be snarky. rownesheck Feb 2020 #1
Nope, it's been a demeaning mischaracterization from the start. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #5
Thank you for the link. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #31
That wiki article reads like a BS campaign flyer. lapucelle Feb 2020 #50
Since you seem to appreciate empiricism BlueWI Feb 2020 #117
My goodness! You certainly read a lot into an observation about a wiki page. lapucelle Feb 2020 #134
Your post mentioned confirmation bias BlueWI Feb 2020 #137
Those are not reasonable inferences based on someone having asked a question lapucelle Feb 2020 #141
That was always the impression I got PatSeg Feb 2020 #20
That is a misconception. It was applied, not self-applied. nt ramen Feb 2020 #86
Would such derisive name-calling be tolerated toward the supporters of any other candidate here? CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #2
"Hillbots" got used quite a bit in 2016 primary season, there seem to be names for everyone. Agschmid Feb 2020 #55
And anyone who doesn't worship Bernie has been called a Corporate Shill about a hundred times Clash City Rocker Feb 2020 #60
Hillary was also being called a "Goldman Girl", but that didn't extend to her supporters. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #74
Wasn't it GoldWATER? Beartracks Feb 2020 #82
That was in 2008, when Obama "stole" the nomination Warpy Feb 2020 #113
Yeah I don't use either term. Agschmid Feb 2020 #132
No,but... JackSabbath Feb 2020 #104
What about Turner, Gray, and Sirota, are they part of that percentage of which you speak? George II Feb 2020 #3
They are Russian Hackers trying to sew discord - again - in our elections Hestia Feb 2020 #157
Most of his supporters are indeed very good people. However, the ones who are not, are truly vile. LonePirate Feb 2020 #4
Ditto! berksdem Feb 2020 #6
Yes. I see very little if any different between MontanaMama Feb 2020 #8
There is a reason for that BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #32
I don't see Sanders' supporters being unique in that regard. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #14
I don't see the zealotry in any other candidate's supporters gollygee Feb 2020 #15
Me either PatSeg Feb 2020 #23
I see plenty. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #36
Probably because they don't have the high percentage of support from young people. Doremus Feb 2020 #63
They all have supporters gollygee Feb 2020 #71
There's some of that, I think. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #84
Exactly. That's what's so disturbing. Chemisse Feb 2020 #151
I keep hearing this but to take one example dsc Feb 2020 #44
I like Warren and Bernie I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2020 #56
I'm not sure it matters. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #81
well certainly Warren has some supporters dsc Feb 2020 #83
I just gave one possible explanation. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #89
you don't give your candidate enough credit dsc Feb 2020 #90
Warren and Sanders are in competition for the same base. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #107
"If the roles were reversed, the trolls would be in Warren's camp." stopdiggin Feb 2020 #124
Sure we do: 2008. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #133
Nor encourage the discontent, anger, blame for five years. krissey Feb 2020 #109
Yeah, and that goes for supporters of any candidate. Or really, any group of people. DanTex Feb 2020 #53
Wait, you mean we don't have any folks like that in our party aside from Sanders supporters? KPN Feb 2020 #64
I doubt that most of the people doing this are actually in our party Clash City Rocker Feb 2020 #138
This is true of all candidates, unfortunately. ramen Feb 2020 #88
But his supporters have a coordinated volume and vitriol that dwarf or drown out that from others. LonePirate Feb 2020 #95
Aw. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #7
That's BS dalton99a Feb 2020 #11
Thank you! Lulu KC Feb 2020 #34
... MontanaMama Feb 2020 #12
I have a handful of favorite posters Codeine Feb 2020 #45
LOL Gothmog Feb 2020 #61
That's just BS, NurseJackie. MineralMan Feb 2020 #80
Can we not agree that leaving name-calling to the playground and current white house occupant ramen Feb 2020 #91
The zealotry borders on religion dalton99a Feb 2020 #9
Did those specific people in the pic do anything? davs797 Feb 2020 #37
What is Blake Shelton doing with a portrait of Bernie? n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #65
Some go the extra step and get ink... progressoid Feb 2020 #93
Looks like a diverse and engaged group of young people BlueWI Feb 2020 #120
Sanders supporters: Don't say this about Sanders or supporters because it's divisive gollygee Feb 2020 #10
What would be an acceptable alternative to describe beastie boy Feb 2020 #13
You mean Bernie supporters who feel the establishment Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #29
yes, the group of bernie supports who fall for conspiracy theories Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #57
"Establishment" is a divisive term and shouldn't' be used by Democrats who claim they want unity. lapucelle Feb 2020 #87
Establishment? You mean people who've been in government for decades? we can do it Feb 2020 #92
Thank You, I am Not Takng It! McKim Feb 2020 #125
No, I don't mean anything of the sort. beastie boy Feb 2020 #135
Agreed cherryinpa Feb 2020 #16
Everyone has an opinion...I think 'establishment' and' thirdway' shouldn't bet used by Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #17
+1. You give someone room and board and all they want to do is burn your place down dalton99a Feb 2020 #35
Third Way is the name of a think tank. They picked it. What else should people call that think tank? DanTex Feb 2020 #119
I am getting whiplash here on DU. I just read a post about how BS people are calling for Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #18
I just read another Bro talking about taking down the Democratic Party, right before this Op. krissey Feb 2020 #111
Personally, I think this "division v. unity" schtick is a horseshit canard people trot out... Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #19
Hold up... Jirel Feb 2020 #21
Good points Prue Feb 2020 #59
How about Sanders supporters calling Warren a snake and using snake emojis in their posts about her? highplainsdem Feb 2020 #22
Kind of makes "BernieBros" PatSeg Feb 2020 #38
Would they be allowed to do that on this forum? CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #39
It's a term for his internet trolls. RandySF Feb 2020 #24
What's the proper term to use for Sirota and Nina and Briahna Joy Gray? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Laelth Feb 2020 #25
You know what ELSE is "divisive"... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #26
+1000 NT Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #28
Bingo!!! PatSeg Feb 2020 #40
Cognitive dissonance makes this post invisible to some. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #48
Had to be said. we can do it Feb 2020 #94
And that is just a start. krissey Feb 2020 #112
"BernieBros" are a very specific subset Codeine Feb 2020 #27
This is true. Someone who punches at "Bernie Bro's" wasn't aiming at me in BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #43
Can we call them the Boo Bros? For booing Secretary Clinton at the DNC? malchickiwick Feb 2020 #30
And what about the Democratic Convention in 2016? That still rankles. Clinton's opposition was a deurbano Feb 2020 #99
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #33
Don't try to shame me into murielm99 Feb 2020 #42
Just this. Codeine Feb 2020 #46
Yes, ridiculous. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #54
+1 MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #49
.... LexVegas Feb 2020 #62
+100. nt dware Feb 2020 #123
Cool story, bro. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #47
I have seen the actions of sanders supporters up close and I do not care what we call them Gothmog Feb 2020 #51
That last fellow gives new meaning to the phrase "No Filters", eh? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #66
What are we to call the folks that do this garbage, if we can't call them Bernie Bros? BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2020 #79
I care when any Democrat employs sexist language that presumes it's only men that count Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #130
What sexist language did I use??? Gothmog Feb 2020 #144
You wrote "I don't care what we call them" and I wrote that I do, and why Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #147
I saw too much of sanders supporters at the national convention Gothmog Feb 2020 #149
I'm a Sanders supporter and I am generally fairly nice Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #150
These sanders supporters were vetted delegates who represented his campaign Gothmog Feb 2020 #152
Wow. Very illuminating. n/t Chemisse Feb 2020 #154
The righteous oppression of sacred cows and their flock are so vainglorious. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #52
No kidding. And folks here belly-ache about "establishment" and "corporate". Too funny really. KPN Feb 2020 #58
For me, BernieBros Turbineguy Feb 2020 #67
Those who don't support Sanders should coalesce around one candidate LarryNM Feb 2020 #68
I agree, the name calling is unproductive regardless of which candidate is attacked. 33taw Feb 2020 #69
It is amazing to me awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #70
It is not the way Democrats behave, for sure. krissey Feb 2020 #114
This exchange kind of says it best CalFione Feb 2020 #72
yeah, its tiring to rehash the last election, especially when that term was invented by yaesu Feb 2020 #73
Especially since young women make up more of Sanders base than men Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #75
Too bad greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #76
Whoever they were, whatever you call them, apcalc Feb 2020 #77
Did anyone ever consider tiredtoo Feb 2020 #78
yeah. yeah. and we could pass out MAGAt hats too! (nt) stopdiggin Feb 2020 #127
check it out. tiredtoo Feb 2020 #129
Some angry, devisive, aggressive Bernie supporters are OregonBlue Feb 2020 #85
I will stop calling Berniebros Berniebros once Berniebros stop behaving like Berniebros: DetlefK Feb 2020 #96
but they started it! ibegurpard Feb 2020 #97
Self described Bernie Bro irisblue Feb 2020 #98
BEING hypersensitive about language and perceiving slights where none exist is divisive and Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2020 #100
Agreed. But you zentrum Feb 2020 #101
Maybe so, but there are Sanders supporters who are rude and disruptive The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #102
Not unlike those who disparage "establishment Democrats". Incidently, I don't use that term toward still_one Feb 2020 #103
It isn't a one way street here. We see the crap all over the place from Sanders supporters, then krissey Feb 2020 #105
How about "SandersSiblings"? LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #106
At least it's not gender specific. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #108
I agree...it also minimizes Sanders' female supporters... KSNY Feb 2020 #110
Okay, Bernie surrogates then.. and I have met them up close and personal Peacetrain Feb 2020 #115
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #116
Wow. Worse than people who support Trump. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #118
That's been my personal experience hurple Feb 2020 #121
No. dware Feb 2020 #122
I've been calling them "Bernistas", which may slow down the sexism complaints, but... TreasonousBastard Feb 2020 #126
not nearly as divisive evertonfc Feb 2020 #128
Or what? What is gonna happen? boston bean Feb 2020 #131
It is not helpful to use mvd Feb 2020 #136
I bet if the terms "Biden Bros" or "Bloomberg Bros" were used Gore1FL Feb 2020 #139
Pretty much nailed it. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #140
Without question. Good point. jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #148
I seem to remember a rule from back in 2004 Anaxamander Feb 2020 #142
I do too CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #146
Yet I remember seeing Puma on a daily basis in 2008. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #153
LOL...Bernie is a divisive term and shouldn't be used by Democrats who claim they want unity. pecosbob Feb 2020 #143
I always call them Bernie's supporters Progressive dog Feb 2020 #145
I've noticed the term frequently on Twitter, but only in defensive posts bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #155
I'm not much of a name caller, Skid Rogue Feb 2020 #156
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